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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill to visit Bulgaria for celebrations of 140th annniversary of Liberation

March 1, 2018March 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Russia

Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill is to head a delegation on a visit to Bulgaria from March 2 to 4

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Online petition calls on Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit to condemn ‘Lukov March’

February 8, 2018February 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Sofia

A new online petition is calling on Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit to speak out against the “Lukov March” planned

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church elects Bishop Daniil as new Metropolitan of Vidin

February 4, 2018February 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Vidin

By a vote of 11 to two on February 4, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, elected

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Bulgaria 

Controversy as two candidates shortlisted to be new Bulgarian Orthodox Church Vidin Metropolitan

January 28, 2018January 31, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Controversy attended the January 28 diocesan election to shortlist two candidates to be the next Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of

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Bulgaria 

Election of new Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Vidin to be held on January 28

January 26, 2018January 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Vidin

The election of a new Metropolitan of Vidin will be held on January 28 2018, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Macedonia orthodox church committees meet to discuss autocephaly

December 22, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Committees comprised of senior officials from the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the Macedonian Orthodox Church met in Sofia to discuss

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Bulgaria 

Church of Greece ‘concerned’ by Bulgarian Orthodox Church decision on Macedonia church

December 18, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The holy synod of the Church of Greece has expressed concern about the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s decision to hold talks

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Patriarch Neofit does not attend Moscow Patriarchate’s restoration centenary celebrations

December 3, 2017December 4, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia, Russia

A delegation of senior clergy from the Bulgarian Orthodox Church left for the celebrations of the centenary of the restoration

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The headquarters in Sofia of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church to hold talks with other Orthodox churches on status of Macedonian church

November 27, 2017November 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, decided on November 27 to hold talks with the Macedonian Orthodox

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